Harness attachment.



No 789,267. TATENTED MAY 9, 1905.

S. H. ELLING.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT. APPLIU'ATION FILED MAY 5, 1904.

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SAMUEL H. ELLING, OF BEAVER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 789,267, dated May 9, 1905. Application filed May 5, 1904. Serial No. 206,548.

scribed eflectually prevents the cross-checkreins becoming fouled with the tongue, no matter how much the reins may be slacked or thrown about by the lateral movement of the horses heads.

The improved device comprises a member 10, of relatively stiff or rigid material, such as two thicknesses of heavy leather sewed together longitudinally and having at the outer end means, such as a buckle 11, for attachment to the inside bit-ring12 and with a ring 13 at the other end, into which the cross-rein 14 is connected, as by a snap 15.

Connected by one end to the ring 13 is a stay-strap 16, the latter connected by its other end to the bridle near the upper end of the latter, preferably to the throat-latch 17 near the rosette 18. v

The member 10 is of sufficient length to bring the ring 13 well to the rear or at as remote a distance as practicable rearwardly of the forward end of the tongue.

By this simple means it will be obvious that the cross-checkreins are held upwardly and effectually prevented from becoming entangled with the forward end of the tongue no matter how much they may be slacked down or shaken about by the movement of the heads of the horses. v

The presence of the attachment does not affect the action of the reins 01' add materially to the weight or expense.

The device may be attached to any ordinary double harness and does not detract from its appearance or interfere with other portions of the harness and will be found very useful and efficient for the purpose described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is l. Aharness attachment comprising a relatively stiff or rigid member having means at its forward end for connection to a bit-ring, and provided at its rear end with means for detachable connection with the cross-checkrein, and a suspension-strap extending between the rear end of said member and the bridle.

2. A harness attachment comprising a mem- Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. ELLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaver, in the county of Beaver, Oklahoma Territory, have invented a new and useful Harness Attachment, of which the following is a specifi- I To all whom it may concern: I l

cation.

This invention relates to devices for attachment to harness, and has for its object to produce a simply-constructed and easily-applied device whereby the cross-checkrein will be efiectually prevented from becoming entangled with the forward end of the drafttongue.

INith this and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, as various changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and the right is therefore reserved of making all the changes and modifications which fairly fall within the scope of the invention and the claims made therefor.

In the drawing thus employed the figure is a side view of the head and neck of a horse with the improvement applied.

In driving a team of two or more horses hitched to an ordinary farm or lumber wagon with the cross-checkreins arranged in the usual manner much annoyance is experienced by the tendency of the cross-checkreins to become entangled with the forward end of the tongue when for any reason the reins are slacked up, and often requiring the driver to descend and release them.

The simple device herein shown and deber supported at one end by the bit-ring, a sus- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as pension-strap connected to the bridle and exmy own I have hereto affixed my signature in 10 tending to the rear end of said member, and the presence of two witnesses.

means at $110 1 rear enc for connection to the cross-checkrein, said member being formed SAMUEL ELLINU' of material sufiiciently stiflf or rigid to hold Witnesses:

the forward end of the ring well to the rear THOMAS P. BRENDWOOD,

of the tip of a wagon-pole. A. J. MGKEW. 

